modbender Apple Calendar
Interact with Calendar.app via AppleScript. Run scripts from: cd {baseDir}
Commands
| Command | Usage |
|---|---|
| List calendars | scripts/cal-list.sh |
| List events | scripts/cal-events.sh [days_ahead] [calendar_name] |
| Read event | scripts/cal-read.sh <event-uid> [calendar_name] |
| Create event | scripts/cal-create.sh <calendar> <summary> <start> <end> [location] [description] [allday] [recurrence] |
| Update event | scripts/cal-update.sh <event-uid> [--summary X] [--start X] [--end X] [--location X] [--description X] |
| Delete event | scripts/cal-delete.sh <event-uid> [calendar_name] |
| Search events | scripts/cal-search.sh <query> [days_ahead] [calendar_name] |
Date Format
- Timed:
YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM - All-day:
YYYY-MM-DD
Recurrence
| Pattern | RRULE |
|---|---|
| Daily 10x | FREQ=DAILY;COUNT=10 |
| Weekly M/W/F | FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,WE,FR |
| Monthly 15th | FREQ=MONTHLY;BYMONTHDAY=15 |
Output
- Events/search:
UID | Summary | Start | End | AllDay | Location | Calendar - Read: Full details with description, URL, recurrence
Notes
- Read-only calendars (Birthdays, Holidays) can't be modified
- Calendar names are case-sensitive
- Deleting recurring events removes entire series